The Raptors lost a tough one in Los Angeles to the Clippers on Wednesday night, 108–101, and after the game star point guard Fred VanVleet was not afraid to take aim at game official Ben Taylor in an F-bomb-laden rant during his press conference.
Taylor called a technical foul on VanVleet midway through the third quarter, the third that the official has assessed the guard this season. VanVleet has eight total on the year, and controversial technical fouls at key junctures have become an issue for Toronto in recent weeks.
"I mean, I don't mind. I'll take a fine. I don't really care. I thought Ben Taylor was f------ terrible tonight," VanVleet said after the game. “I thought that on most nights, a couple out of the three [officials], there’s one or two that just f--- the game up. … You come out tonight, competing pretty hard. Third quarter I get a bulls--- tech, changes the whole dynamic of the game. Changes the whole flow of the game.
